Overkill - ReliXIV
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Artist: OverkillEdition: Music CD
CD Release Date: 2005-03-22
Music Label: Spitfire
Soundtracks:
- Within Your Eyes
- Love
- Loaded Rack
- Bats In the Belfry
- A Pound Of Flesh
- Keeper
- Wheelz
- The Mark
- Play The Ace
- Old School
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Free Music Review: ReliXIV--a huge slab of supersonic metal
Hit: 5 Stars
ReliXIV, spelled with three roman numerals on the end to indicate the fourteenth entry in Overkill's catalog, is one enjoyable album. Heavier and more cohesive than the previous album "Killbox 13", there is evidence on ReliXIV in the overall sound that the band's chemistry is stronger than ever.
The dual fretwork of Dave Linsk and Derek Tailer is excellent; Linsk provides the melodic line while Tailer provides the shred. Tim Mallare's drumming is great; he keeps the flux of the album moving with his driving rhythms. Good solid bass line is provided by band co-founder DD Verni. Bobby "Blitz" Ellsworth once again outdoes himself; he ups the ante by giving a stellar job on lead vocals.
ReliXIV starts out with a slow, gradual sonic buildup on "Within your eyes", then the thunder hits the speakers at the 90-second mark. "Love" is a more unconventional Overkill track that has Bobby singing almost a capella in many parts, like he's trying to wake up the neighbors up at 4 am.
More thunder emerges on "Loaded Rack", with one of the longest, primal screams by Mr. Ellsworth that you'll ever hear in the history of metal. One of the defining moments on ReliXIV is on the 4th track "Bats in the Belfry". The band chugs along even faster on bats, with Ellsworth screaming, "COME ON! HOLD ON!" in perhaps the most infectious chorus of the album. The band does not let up on "A Pound Of Flesh," a blistering, fast paced track that is hands down the best song on the disc. You can feel the enthusiasm of the band when Ellsworth yells "Higher!... Higher!" during the song.
The next track, "Keeper", starts out with a wah-wah pedal trance groove, with Ellsworth initiating the thunder once again. "Keeper" will soon become an Overkill staple. "Wheelz" starts out with a good old-fashioned hard rock groove that whets the sonic appetite.
"The Mark" starts out strong and powerful, and for two and a half minutes, gallops along at racehorse speed. The tempo then slows down to an experimental, Sabbathesque groove. "The Mark" could have been made into two songs: one fast, and one slow.
"Play the Ace" starts out with a strong, slow groove. Ellsworth's vocals are at their finest here, as he continues to display his signature angst driven growls on "Play the Ace". Just when you thought the song was over, the band kicks the song into overdrive, in perhaps one of the hardest rocking parts of the record.
"Old School" is a punk-like, tongue in cheek tribute to the small clubs and the people who put Overkill on the proverbial metal map. It's an infectious tune that will no doubt be a new anthem for the band.
Overall, ReliXIV is an excellent addition to the Overkill catalogue. While it is difficult to gauge an album's "staying power" in terms of listenability (it takes years), this disc will be in my CD player for the next few months. At 50 minutes and change, this is a great big slab of supersonic metal. Highly recommended.
ReliXIV Poster
2005 marks the twenty-year anniversary of OVERKILL?s debut, Feel the Fire. This year offers metal heads their fourteenth disc, RELIXIV on Spitfire Records, a ten-song collection that explores and explodes through their twenty-year history of metal, thrash, groove and the like. RELIXIV is an aggressive standout through their metal journey.The writing for RELIXIV was done during the touring for KILLBOX 13 and during the spring and summer of 2004. The disc was recorded at GEAR RECORDING in Shrewsbury, NJ, in October and November of ?04. Recorded, mixed and produced by the band, RELIXIV takes the "hands on" focus and approach. A project envisioned and brought to fruition by the band, from the first notes of "Within Your Eyes" to the last HEY of "Old School".
The lineup for RELIXIV remains the same, DD Verni (Bass), Bobby "Blitz" Ellsworth (Vox), Dave Linsk and Derek Tailor (Guitars) and long time drummer, Tim Mallere. "The band has gelled" according to Linsk, "we?re playing as if we have been together forever". "We know what we are", states Blitz; "a metal band, and we make metal records". RELIXIV is the pounding proof of that, while revisiting their past and moving into their future.
OVERKILL plans extensive touring in support of the new disc. US shows are booked as well as a headlining European tour and festivals.
Never having the fame of the giants of metal--Metallica, Megadeth, and Slayer--Over Kill nevertheless have been making some of the most consistently driving thrash since their inception. There is a renewed invigoration on this record--a sense of dynamic and focus that other classic thrash bands have lost over the years. Also, like their east-coast cohorts Anthrax, there is a sense of humor not evident on a lot of metal (just listen to the chugging and snickering "Bats in the Bellfry"). The flanged guitar on the opener "Within Your Eyes" belies what?s coming up and, once it starts, it doesn?t let up. The punch of "A Pound of Flesh" and "Wheelz" right in the middle are anchored by groovers like "Love" and "The Mark". Closing with the Motorhead-like anthem "Old School", Over Kill give a list of their achievements and state their allegiance in no uncertain terms, and they definitely deliver. --Robert Arambel
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